convulsively
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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I was vomiting so convulsively they removed them to get the spasms to stop.
From Washington Post
He moved convulsively, and as he did so, said:—
From Literature
In listening, I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer; I was obliged to yield, and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress.
From Literature
Above my head, in the wicked black claws of an elm, a marooned kite rattled convulsively, then was still.
From Literature
The most convulsively disruptive year in the history of the American performing arts did not deal knockout blows to the region’s theater companies.
From Washington Post
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